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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Hat yai - You Need To See This

Police have arrested a gunman who seriously wounded a school director and injured two students before taking hostages in Hat Yai district of Songkhla on Wednesday afternoon.

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Heavy Flooding Brought PWC Rescuers To This City, But Then Folks Started Shooting

300-year flooding has been ravaging some parts of Thailand and Southeast Asia, but not everyone has been thrilled about the PWC rescuers coming in from out of town.

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Death toll of Hat Yai flood victims disputed

Rescue workers in Hat Yai district say the number of flood-related deaths is higher than official Public Health Ministry reports.

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Authorities probe price-gouging on Bangkok-Hat Yai flights amid flood crisis

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has launched an investigation into allegations that airlines cancelled passengers’ bookings and resold the same seats at significantly higher prices on the Bangkok-Hat Yai route as southern provinces battle severe flooding.

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Footage shows rescue boat sinking amid Thailand’s fatal floods

Footage shows a rescue boat sinking in Songkhla while Southern Thailand faces fatal flooding, with at least 145 dead and Hat Yai’s main hospital badly hit.

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Shots fired at volunteer's jet ski in flooded Hat Yai

Gunshots were fired at a volunteer riding a jet ski to assist flood victims in Hat Yai on Tuesday night, with many other riders also reporting shouts of hostility and bottles thrown at them.

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Dozens dead as ‘once in 300 years’ storm batters Thailand with heavy rains and flooding

Major commercial city near Malaysian border records 335mm rainfall in single day

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Hat Yai zone submerged 'for weeks'

Hat Yai continues to face severe flooding, with experts warning that the city

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Singaporean held for flight bomb threat

Authorities have arrested a man holding a Singaporean passport following a bomb threat called in against an AirAsia flight departing from Bangkok to Hat Yai.

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'Quiet' bus passenger had died

A passenger on an overnight bus from Bangkok to Hat Yai was shocked to discover the silent passenger in the next seat was dead.

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Belgian held after hotel room break-ins

A 26-year-old Belgian man has been arrested on charges of stealing cash and valuables from the hotel rooms of three Malaysian tourists in Hat Yai.

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'Foreigners only' casinos suggested

The government has been asked to open the first-ever entertainment-casino complex on Thai soil in Hat Yai to boost tourism, with only foreigners allowed to enter at first.

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Man accidentally shoots himself while dancing in pub

About a hundred pub-goers ran for their lives out of a pub in Hat Yai early on Sunday after a gun carried by a customer accidentally went off, sending a bullet into his leg.

Bangkok Post

Dems plot South's rise above hubbub

The Democrat Party on Saturday tried to woo voters in Songkhla's Hat Yai district by promising to turn the district into a southern transport and financial hub.

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Dems see Hat Yai as next Hong Kong

The Democrat Party wants to woo investors by dusting off its plan to transform the commercial district of Hat Yai in Songkhla into an economic powerhouse.

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2 'Jae Fang' syndicate crew nabbed for illegal fuel

Two suspects from a crime syndicate known for smuggling fuel from Malaysia to resell it in the South were arrested in Hat Yai, according to the Royal Thai Police's (RTP) Fuel Crime Suppression Centre.

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Democrats pitch 4 projects for South

The Democrat Party will push for the development of four mega-projects to boost the economy in the southern region if it forms the next government.

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Hat Yai-Sungai Kolok train service to resume Monday

The Hat Yai - Sungai Kolok train service suspended on Friday following a rail track bomb in Muang district of Yala province will resume on Monday, a railway official said.

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Hat Yai expects 30,000 Malaysians over Songkran

SONGKHLA: At least 30,000 tourists from Malaysia are expected to travel to Hat Yai during the Songkran festival and generate 300-500 million baht in revenue, says a local tourism leader.

Bangkok Post

Ammonia leak at food factory, workers evacuated

SONGKHLA: About 100 workers were evacuated from their nearby accommodation after being exposed to ammonia leaking from a frozen food factory in Hat Yai district on Monday night.

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101 Malaysia-bound migrants arrested in Hat Yai

SONGKHLA: A total of 101 illegal migrants from Myanmar en route to Malaysia were arrested after they were found in a truck parked in Hat Yai district early Friday. Two Thai men were also arrested.

Bangkok Post

Small airline to revive service to Betong

Landarch Airlines plans to start offering flights early next year from Hat Yai to southern cities including Betong, where a new airport has seen little traffic since it opened last year.

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Hat Yai-Padang Besar train services resume

SONGKHLA: Train service resumed between Hat Yai and Padang Besar, the border town in Sadao district of Songkhla, on Sunday, New Year's Day. Service between the two southern towns was suspended after two bomb explosions on Dec 3 and 6.

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Southern train services from Bangkok-Hat Yai resume Saturday

SONGKHLA: Train services from Bangkok to Hat Yai resumed on Saturday after the southern tourist town was disrupted by flooding last Sunday (Dec 18).

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Hotels urge news war room after flood mix-up

Heavy floods in Hat Yai over the weekend caused confusion among hotel guests as transport was blocked, prompting the Thai Hotels Association (THA) to call for efficient communication from the government.

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